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[意       思]n. 业余爱好者
[例]  an amateur at music  业余音乐家
adj. 业余的,非职业的,非专家的
[例]  amateur athletics  业余运动员
            
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n.1.  业余爱好者
2.  外行,非专业出身人员
adj.1.  业余爱好者的
2.  业余的
3.  外行的,生手的,业余的
                                    参考例句 

| 1. | Although he's only an amateur he's a first-class player. | 
|  | 虽然他只是个业余爱好者,但却是一流的高手。 | 
| 2. | The competition is open to both amateur and professional photographers. | 
|  | 业余的和职业的摄影者均可参赛。 | 
| 3. | Amateur actors often overact. | 
|  | 业余演员往往表演过火。 | 
| 4. | Most of the a amateur teams were eliminated from the competition in the first round. | 
|  | 大多数的业余队在第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了。 | 
| 5. | The boxer lost his amateur crown in his last about. | 
|  | 这位拳击师在上次比赛中失去了业余拳王的桂冠。 |